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It’s already picked up nearly 6,000 Retweets and 23,000 Likes in just three hours.

Fans rushed to try and decode the presumably harmless tweet, with even Sajeev Bhaskar writing: “Yeah I got your number mate.”

In reality, the next 007 is unlikely to be cast for at least a couple of years yet, with Daniel Craig still yet to even start filming his fifth and ostensibly final outing as the spy.

Yesterday it was reported that Broccoli and the film-makers are meeting with actors who could play the villain and the female lead.

Idris Elba has been cut to 2/1 to replace Daniel Craig as 007 (Image: GETTY)

Elba has been playing down Bond rumours for years (Image: GETTY)

Variety’s Justin Kroll tweeted: “Real BOND Update: Barbara Broccoli and EON currently meeting with actresses and actors for Bond Female lead and Villain for BOND 25, what they are not doing is thinking about who would replace Craig when Craig hasn't even started filming this film yet.”

Bond 25 doesn’t have an official title yet,but is being targeted for release at the back end of 2019.

The @007 Twitter account posted in the spring: “We’ve been expecting you… #Bond25, Daniel Craig’s 5th outing as 007, will be directed by Academy Award-winning Danny Boyle from an original screenplay by John Hodge.

“Production is set to begin on 3 Dec 2018. MGM will partner with Universal Pictures to release the film worldwide.”